MediaCD 2.03

  Copyright (C) 2002 Bot Productions.


May 26, 2002


  This document contains an overview of MediaCD and instructions
  on how to get started.


What is MediaCD 2.0?

  MediaCD 2.0 consists of the MediaCD program, and an accompany-
  ing Configuration Editor.

  The MediaCD program is a powerful, lightweight application that
  is designed for easy viewing of audio and video files on CDs.
  When burning a CD, simply add MediaCD and several support files
  to the CD; when you insert the disc, MediaCD will run auto-
  matically, displaying a list of the media files on the disc.
  Clicking on a file will play the video or audio file, right in
  the MediaCD window. In addition, MediaCD can also be run from
  your hard drive.

  MediaCD can be customized through use of a configuration file.
  The Configuration Editor lets you create this file, specifying
  custom window colors, images, and supported file formats.


What's New since Version 1.1?

  MediaCD 1.1 supported Windows Media Player only, and did not
  allow you to customize any aspect of the program. Version 2.0
  supports customization of the following aspects of MediaCD:

    - Specify the window's title
    - Add custom informational text to the left pane
    - Specify window size, including support for full-screen mode
    - Choose a custom icon for the window
    - Display an image in the background
    - Customize text, hover, and background colors
    - Replace the default list item bullets
    - Play a media file automatically upon startup
    - Turn of automatic sorting into categories and folders
    - Create your own categores
    - Specify which file types to display, and which media player
      to use to play each.

  The default MediaCD configuration supports, in addition to
  Windows Media Player, QuickTime and RealPlayer.


MediaCD 2.0 is Shareware

  MediaCD 2.0 is not a free product, but rather is distributed as
  shareware for purposes of evaluation. This gives you the oppor-
  tunity to evaluate MediaCD for up to 30 days before you are
  required to purchase a license. See the file license.txt in the
  installation folder for more information.

  A license for MediaCD 2.0 can be purchased for $12.00 (US
  Dollars) by registering the product with Bot Productions. Your
  registration will grant you a license to use a single copy of
  MediaCD 2.0 on your computer system, and the right to distrib-
  ute custom CDs you create.

  To purchase and register MediaCD 2.0, visit the MediaCD regis-
  tration page online. This page details how to pay, via either
  the Internet, phone, fax, or mail.


System Requirements

  486/66-based or compatible system, or better (Pentium or better
    recommended)
  One of the following Microsoft operating systems:
    Windows XP
    Windows 2000
    Windows Millenium Edition (Me)
    Windows 98 Second Edition
    Windows 98 with Internet Explorer 5
    Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 5
    Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 5
  1 MB of available hard drive space
  CD writer and CD creation software (not required for use
    only on hard drive)

  At least one of the following media players is required:
    Windows Media Player 6.0 or later (6.4 or later recommended)
    QuickTime (version 5 or later recommended)
    RealPlayer 6.0 or later

  CDs you create will run on any system meeting the above
  requirements. MediaCD does not need to be installed on the
  user's hard drive to be run from CD.


Installation

  To install MediaCD, run the mcdsetup.exe program. This will
  begin the MediaCD installation process. MediaCD itself, the
  Configuration Editor, and several sample configurations will be
  copied to a folder on your hard drive (the default folder is
  C:\Program Files\MediaCD). Please note that the sample config-
  urations include a number of empty media files; they are
  provided solely for demonstration purposes.


Getting Started

  Open up the Configuration Editor from the MediaCD group on the
  Start Menu. For help on getting started, click "Getting
  Started" in the help pane at the bottom of the window.


Uninstallation 

  To uninstall MediaCD, open the Control Panel and run the
  Add/Remove programs applet. Select "MediaCD" from the list of
  installed programs and click the "Add/Remove..." button. This
  will delete the files that the installer placed in the MediaCD
  program folder. CDs you created (and folders containing
  MediaCD.exe) will continue to function after uninstallation.


Contacting Bot Productions

  If you have any questions, comments, problems, or suggestions,
  e-mail Bot Productions: mail@botproductions.com

  For the latest version of MediaCD, visit Bot Productions's web
  site: http://www.botproductions.com